ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (AZL) SPIDERS AT LOS ANGELES A (AZL) ANGELS
08/18/2023
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (AZL) SPIDERS AT LOS ANGELES A (AZL) ANGELS
GAME ID: 12523 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland (AZL) Spiders (23-20) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 11 0
Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels (12-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 1
Cleveland (AZL) Hands Los Angeles A (AZL) 5-4 Defeat
The Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels and Cleveland (AZL) Spiders provided some drama for the home crowd.

Cleveland (AZL) right-hander Juan Cruz pitched his team to victory over the Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. The final score was 5-4. Cruz went 8.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. His record improves to 2-1. Zander Waters earned the save for Cleveland (AZL), his 3rd of the year.

Cleveland (AZL) used the bat of Lou Wilson to get the win. The second baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Spiders ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Los Angeles A (AZL) manager Brandon Phillips said following the tough loss.

The win for the Spiders lifted their record to 23-20.
CLEVELAND (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES A (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fletcher SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .416 1 11
L. Wilson 2B 4 2 1 2 0 0 3 .358 2 25
H. Rijo CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .420 19 53
F. Pianta 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 3 21
D. O'Neill DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .347 2 12
   a-R. Wright DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278 0 1
J. Hardy LF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .329 4 20
M. Lewis RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 1 16
P. White 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .379 5 19
E. Wisser C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .322 4 14
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 8 16      
a - R. Wright inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hardy 2 (9, 6th Inning off S. James, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Wilson (2, 1st Inning off E. McIntyre, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Rijo (19, 8th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fletcher 3 , L. Wilson 4 , H. Rijo 4 , F. Pianta , J. Hardy 4 , M. Lewis , P. White , E. Wisser
2-out RBI: J. Hardy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rijo , F. Pianta , M. Lewis 2
GIDP: D. O'Neill
Sac Bunt: L. Wilson
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 5 21
N. Willis DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 6 18
C. Haugen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .442 6 17
L. Pollard LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 5 17
   b-J. Phillips PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
B. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 8 23
J. Ortíz RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 7 24
   a-J. Clark PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .309 3 8
C. McClellan CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .279 2 14
J. Gibbs 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .246 4 15
C. Preston SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .198 2 8
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 8 13      
a - J. Clark pinch hit for J. Ortíz in the 7th
b - J. Phillips pinch hit for L. Pollard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortíz (3, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Phillips (2, 9th Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gibbs (4, 9th Inning off Z. Waters, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Haugen , J. Phillips 2 , J. Ortíz 2 , J. Clark , C. McClellan 2 , J. Gibbs 5
2-out RBI: C. McClellan , J. Gibbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hall , J. Ortíz , C. McClellan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Preston (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Gibbs-Hall-Haugen)
CLEVELAND (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES A (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz W (2-1) 8.2 7 3 3 1 8 0 114 5.08   
Z. Waters SV (3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 65
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 34, Z. Waters 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 8-10, Z. Waters 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 114-82, Z. Waters 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Waters 2-2
WP: J. Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. McIntyre L (1-5) 5.1 5 3 2 0 5 1 74 9.48   
S. James 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 20 5.82   
J. Smith 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 14 11.42   
T. Blair 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McIntyre 53
Batters Faced: E. McIntyre 21, S. James 7, J. Smith 6, T. Blair 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McIntyre 7-3, S. James 1-2, J. Smith 1-2, T. Blair 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. McIntyre 74-46, S. James 20-10, J. Smith 14-10, T. Blair 19-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. James 1-1 , J. Smith 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Cruz
Ballpark: Tempe Diablo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (94 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 2270
Special Notes: SP Steve James was injured while pitching.
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